##wad ##dy valley excessive , and evacuated tag ##au ##ng , allowing the burmese to return to tag ##au ##ng on 10 may 128 ##4 . but the mongol army renewed their offensive in the following dry season . they re ##to ##ok tag ##au ##ng , and defeated another burmese stand south of tag ##au ##ng , probably near han ##lin , on 26 january 128 ##5 , opening the way to pagan , about 270 km south . after the defeat , the king panicked , and fled to lower burma . the evacuation proved premature . the mongol forces did not advance on pagan as it was not part of their invasion plan . the country fell into chaos . in lower burma , the
##waddy valley excessive, and evacuated tagaung, allowing the burmese to return to tagaung on 10 may 1284. but the mongol army renewed their offensive in the following dry season. they retook tagaung, and defeated another burmese stand south of tagaung, probably near hanlin, on 26 january 1285, opening the way to pagan, about 270 km south. after the defeat, the king panicked, and fled to lower burma. the evacuation proved premature. the mongol forces did not advance on pagan as it was not part of their invasion plan. the country fell into chaos. in lower burma, the